Gifts of the Spirit: How the Gift of Tongues Really Works

About this episode

This episode explores the biblical teaching on the gift of tongues and its role in the church.

In this message from our “Gifts of the Spirit” series, we explore the biblical teaching on tongues, interpretation, and the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. We talk about: What tongues is — and what it is not Acts 2 and the outpouring of the Spirit Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 12–14 Public vs. private expressions of tongues Why spiritual gifts are meant to build up the church Common misunderstandings and abuses How to pursue the gifts with humility, discernment, and love.

Topics covered

• Gifts of the Spirit
• Tongues
• Holy Spirit
• Church
• Spiritual Gifts
• Biblical Teaching

Keywords

• gift of tongues
• Holy Spirit
• spiritual gifts
• church
• biblical teaching
• interpretation
• Acts 2
• 1 Corinthians

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Gifts of the Spirit, Acts 2, 1 Corinthians 12–14

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